Virginia · Census place 09032
Boykins, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Boykins, Virginia (Boykins, VA — Census place “Boykins town”) is 484 residents, ranking #478 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $57,917, the median home is worth $165,600 and median gross rent runs $1,059 a month. Looking for the Boykins Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Boykins, VA: 23827.
- Population
- 484Boykins town residents
- Median household income
- $57,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,059Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.4%Owner-occupied households
Boykins ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Boykins.
The Boykins VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Boykins town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Boykins town median would spend about 21.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 65.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Boykins town, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Boykins town is a very small community in Virginia, with 484 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #478 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 30% of them. The median age here is 43.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Boykins town earn a median of $57,917 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 8.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Boykins town is valued at $165,600, 45.4% below the national figure and 43% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,059 a month, 24.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,708 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 484 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Boykins town against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Boykins town?
- Boykins town has 484 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #478 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Boykins town?
- Median household income in Boykins town is $57,917 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Boykins town?
- Median gross rent is $1,059 a month and the median home value is $165,600, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.
- Is Boykins town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Boykins town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Boykins town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.